The researchers tested approximately 140 students at the start of the preschool and found that both the Montessori and non-Montessori kids began at age three with similar achievement scores.

The collaborative learning community, rooted in the Montessori philosophy, follows the 5 pillars of the Montessori education, including Learning, Hard Work, Peace, Respect and Community.

Steiner education (also known as Waldorf) is based on Rudolf Steiner’s educational philosophy. It originated in Germany in the early 20th century. It is focused on self-directed learning, based ...

Montessori education is renowned for promoting independence, hands-on learning, and respect for a child’s natural development ...

A new paper published in Frontiers in Psychology provides more evidence that a Montessori education may be superior to traditional methods of education, especially on measures relating to students ...

Dr. Montessori originally developed her pedagogical approach for low-income children in Rome. Unfortunately, in the U.S., the Montessori model was largely relegated to private schools. However ...

The program at Pirurvik, an early childhood education centre in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, for which the name means "a place to grow," was developed three years ago by combining traditional Inuit ...

Today’s Montessori classroom looks slightly different than it did 100 years ago, yet Dr. Montessori’s philosophy endures in her emphasis on hands-on learning, daily “circle time” (when ...

Upon three tenets Dottoressa Montessori rests her scheme of education: 1) “The Doctrine of Freedom,” 2) Auto-education, 3) Sense-training. “The Doctrine of Freedom” is calculated to ...

The ‘Montessori mafia’ provides lessons on how traditional education should be transformed Mr. Sims’ “Wall Street Journal” article stated that “highly creative achievers don’t begin ...